Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road Leytonstone area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 230th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 4PG) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Cann Hall average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road Leytonstone (E11 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Lynn Road. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Road Leytonstone area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Road
Apr 2026Other crime Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cecil Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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